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Steve and Julie Sell
Growler in the Fall of 2008
| Owner | Bought | Sold | Boat's Name | Home Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen A. and Julie A. Sell | 11/07/2008 | Growler | Galesville, MD | |
| Terry A. Powers and Aliya Husain | 1/28/2001 | 11/07/2008 | Growler | Galesville, MD |
| Allerton D. Marshall | unknown | 1/28/2001 | Growler | Hilton Head, SC |
About the Owners Past and Present
Stephen and Julie Sell: purchased Growler on November 7, 2008. From a 13 November 2008 email Steve writes: My wife, Julie and I, own our own company and buy, renovate and sell houses in northern Delaware. At heart, however, we are artists and our plan is to use our Tugboat as a floating artists workshop and platform to explore and enjoy the Chesapeake Bay and east coast. My wife does sculpture, pottery & painting. I do a little photography, some woodworking, tinker with scooters and old boats, guitars and ukueleles. Julie and I previouisly owned sailboats the last one being a Friendship Sloop. I love the tradiitional boats and beautiful woodworking and that was one of the things that attracted us to the Lord Nelson. We love the idea that we own a Tug Boat with such distinctive lines.
Dr. Terry Powers: was a long time owner who lovingly spared no expense totally refurbishing Growler. In 2001 he replaced the existing Cummins engine with a new one. Read more about Terry.
Mechanical and Engine Detail
- Cummins Diesel 4BT3.9M, new 2001, 346 hours
- Borg Warner Velvet Drive transmission
- Aqua Drive
- New sound shield in engine room 2001
- Dual Racors Model 75/500 with vacuum gauge 2001
- Erickson safety pump 2001
- Espar diesel heating system 2001
- Nine gallon Allcraft hot water heater 2003
- New freshwater pump 2003
- Marine Air reverse cycle heating and air conditioning
- Kahlenberg air horns 2005
- Kahlenberg whistle
- Exalto windshield wipers and teak boxes 2001
- Three new Guest oscillating fans 2002
- New foredeck washdown pump 2003
- New pump assembly on head 2003
- Fuel and tanks cleaned June 2006
Electrical
- 12 Volt system with 2 battery banks and Phase 3 110v battery charger. New batteries & wiring October 2006
- 110 volt shore power system with 2 shore connections (one for the house and one for the AC)
- GFCI outlets installed 2006
- Raratan vacuflush electric head & Lectrasan system
Galley
- Galley to port
- Force 10 three burner propane stove w/oven
- Double stainless sinks w/ hot and cold pressure water
- Brass fresh water and seawater hand pumps
- Microwave 2005
- Large built-in ice chest with top loading and side loading doors
- Ice box with two Adler Barbour refrigeration systems—top and side loading doors
Electronics and Navigation
- Furuno radar (1761 )
- Simrad AP25 auto pilot with remote control
- Northstar 952x GPS 2001
- Trimble NT200D GPS
- Sitex depth finder
- Datamarine International Offshore depth finder
- 6" Sestrel compass
- Datamarine wind direction and speed
- Icom M125 VHF
- Icom BC166 handheld VHF
Interior
- New interior paint 2004
- Salon windows repaired & refitted 2001
- Settee berth modified to convert to king sized bed
- New upholstry in salon & pilothouse
Deck
- Mast aft of stack
- Teak deck box
- 8' Trinka rowing tender
- Perko spotlight
- New Bomar hatches 2001
- Screens
- Muir anchor windlass
- New Awlgripped topsides 2004
- Bottom soda stripped & painted July 2006
- Cetol on Teak May 2007
Pilot House Instruments
Pilot House Bench
The Galley
The Salon
Sailing Dingy
